School: Ceapach an tSeagail
- Location:
- Cappataggle, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Antoine Ó Monacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0020
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Weather Lore. (Continued)
Signs of Frost:
When the stars are dancing.
When the sun is red on a winter's evening. Collector Annie Kelly, Ballinabilla, Cappatagle, Ballinasloe.
Got from Miss Annie Garrity, Ballinabilla, Cappatagle, Ballinasloe.
- Collector
- Annie Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymabilla, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Miss Annie Garrity
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymabilla, Co. Galway
- 20Old Crafts.
In olden times people used to make candles with tallow. On twelfth night they used to light rush candles steeped in tallow. There is an old man named Patrick Dolan living in townland of Donaree in the parish of Cappatagle, and he makes baskets. He thatches houses also.
Mr. Martin Dooly lived in the townland of Eastwell in the parish of Cappatagle, he used to make spades and sell them.
Long ago thread was made out of the wool of sheep. After it being taken off the sheep, it was teased and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Deirdre Mullarkey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnahoon, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Maloney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappataggle, Co. Galway
